California Water Science Center (CAWSC) - Temecula Hydrogeology Project (THP)

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Temecula Hydrogeology

Welcome to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Temecula Hydrology website. This site provides hydrologic data collected or compiled by the USGS for the Temecula area; some additional data may be available from the USGS database National Water Information System (NWIS).

Project Chief: Wes Danskin
Phone: 619-225-6132
Email: wdanskin@usgs.gov

Explanation of Data

 

Example:

Completion date: 9/30/2006
Basic characteristics:
description, photos, map, view cores, measure detail
Geophysical logs: view (PDF), raw data
.wcl = WellCAD files that require specialized software to view
.las = Century software that requires a free program to view
.pdf = requires Adobe Acrobat to view
Lithologic logs: summary, shaker, sieve, view shaker, view sieve
Nearby surface-water site: 11044000

 

Terms: NWIS - National Water Information System

Note: Water levels are not adjusted to freshwater equivalents.

Basic characteristics:

  • Description - Brief site description that includes DWR station name, USGS site number, location, period of record, hole and perforation depths.
  • Photos - Well site photos which may include drilling, vault installation, equipment installed, and surrounding area.
  • Map - Location of site using NWIS feature or a dynamic map having more basemap features.
  • View cores - Chart showing core number, depth, and recovery information.
  • Measure detail - Diagram showing measurement options and altitude of the site.
Geophysical logs:
  • View (PDF) - Well construction diagram with core locations and elogs shown in PDF format.
  • Raw data - Folders and subfolders containing raw elog files in various formats that require specialized software to view, and composite PDF documents.
Lithologic logs:
  • Summary - Very brief general lithology.
  • Shaker - Description of shaker lithology at depth.
  • Sieve - Description of sieve lithology at depth.
  • View shaker - Photos of shaker sample trays.
  • View sieve - Photos of sieve sample trays.